While I am hopeful, I am not quite as optimistic as Tom that a targeted player could fall to the Titans at #8. In this piece Tom wrote, he stated he felt Blaine Gabbert, Nick Fairley or Patrick Peterson might be available when the Titans are on the clock.

Like Tom, I would like to see Gabbert, Fairley or Peterson still on the board when the Titans are on the clock. I’d also love to see Marcell Dareus or Von Miller, though I expect Miller to be gone and Dareus long gone by then.

I can envision a scenario in which the Titans would be in the unfavorable situation of having to draft a player they don’t value at that spot if they’re unable to trade down.

Would Mike Reinfeldt trade up to grab a targeted player? Possibly, but if the Titans do trade, I believe it’s far more likely that they trade down from #8. Perhaps with less than ideal compensation, especially if the Titans are the party initiating the trade talk.

Following is what could be a worst case scenario for the Titans on Draft Day.

5. Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn: 6.0 (Last Week: 5) High: 3 (Multi); Low: 11 (Wright)Fairley could go in the top three or could very possibly drop further than he should, though it’s expecting a lot for him to fall to #8.

6. Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina: 6.6 (Last Week: 7) High: 5 (Multi); Low: 10 (Pauline)There is some concern about his run defense but little about his ability to rush the passer.

7. Da’Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson: 7.4 (Last Week: 6) High: 2 (Pauline); Low: 16 (Bunting)His poor (by many accounts) Pro Day once more raises questions about his knee. Don’t expect to see him at this spot when the consensus big board is updated next.

8. Julio Jones, WR, Alabama: 9.0 (Last Week: 8) High: 2 (Bunting); Low: 17 (Pauline)No longer a position of need for Tennessee. It would be great, though unlikely, if both he and A.J. Green were taken in the top seven.

What do you guys think? How do you think the top seven will go? Who will be there at #8? Should the Titans trade up to get someone like Gabbert, Fairley, or Miller? Or should they sit tight and wait for a good player to fall to them at #8?